Cigar or cigarette case



' Se t. 14, 1937. A. A. HANSON CIGAR 0R CIGARETTE CASE Filed March 20, 1934 x mm m H w Pavented Sept. 14, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention seeks to provide a container for cigarettes or cigars by the use of which a smoker may use the cigarette or cigar practically its entire length and will avoid possible fire due to the cigar or cigarette coming in contact with easily ignitible materials. The invention also provides means whereby the ashes from the cigarette or cigar will be caught and retained and will be prevented from scattering over other objects. Other objects of the invention will appear incidentally in the course of the following description and the invention resides in certain novel features which will be particularly defined in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is a side elevation of a cigarette holder embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view showing the ash retainer separated from the end of the tube or main body of the device.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse section on the line |4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 5--5 of Figure 2.

The main body of the holder is a tube I which will preferably be constructed of metal and may be of any approved dimensions, the tube generally being of a proper size to accommodate a ci arette or larger to accommodate a cigar. This tube is open at both ends and near its ends is formed with annular beads 2 and with a series of openings 3 extending partly around its circumference, as shown most clearly in Figure 5. A damper ring or draft-controlling element 4 is fitted closely upon the tube between the beads 2 and the outer surfaces of these rings are milled or otherwise formed so that they may be easily grasped. Each ring is constructed with a cir: cumferential slot 5 which will aline with the openings 3 and the ring may be shifted circumferentially upon the tube to cause the slotted portion to move out of alinement with the openings 3 whereby the openings will be covered and the draft through the tube cut oil or regulated, as will be readily understood. To limit the turning movement of the rings, a stop pin 6 is provided in the tube at one end of the series of openings 3 and extends through the slot 5 so that either end wall of the slot may abut the pin or stud and thereby arrest the movement of the ring. The turning movement of the ring being thus limited, the user of the device is saved the annoyance of having to turn the ring through an entire circle at times, as might occur were the stop stud or pin not provided. As shown in Figure 2, the tube I is provided at one end with an annular inwardly projecting rib 60.

A mouth piece or holder 1 is provided and has its end engaged in one end of the tube, as shown. in Figure 2, and as will be understood upon reference to Figure 1, and the cigarette, indicated at B, is held in the larger end of this mouth piece, as clearly shown. A split stop ring 9 is engaged about the mouth piece to engage about the end portion of the tube and retain the rib in an annular groove in the mouth piece'and'thus limit the insertion of said mouth piece into the tube thereby retaining the parts in the proper relation. When the device is not in use, the mouth piece may be withdrawn from the tube and reversed so that the lip-engaging end of the mouth piece will be inserted into the tube and the overall length of the device will thus be temporarily reduced so that it may be easily retained in the pocket of a garment. To. secure the device in a fixed position in a pocket, spring clips ID are secured upon the tube between the ends thereof and are adapted to engage over the edge of the pocket so that the tube may be retained therein with either end uppermost.

At the end of the tube remote from the mouth piece, a bayonet slot I2 is formed therein and this bayonet slot is to be engaged by a projection l3 on the inner wall of the ash retainer It at the open end of the latter. When the projection I3 is engaged in the slot l2 and a limited turning movement imparted to the ash retainer, the

ash retainer will be secured on the tube, as

shown in Figures 1 and 2, so that ashes dropping from the cigarette or cigar will be caught in the ash retainer and may be held therein until such time as a discharge of the same is convenient. The ash retainer is a substantially cylindrical member having one end enlarged and funnel shaped, said end being closed and square in cross section, as shown at I5, and said closed end is preferably fiat, as clearly shown in Figure 2, so that the device may be set on end if desired, when not in use, and, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the bottom of the ash retainer is preferably rectangular with straight edges so that if the device be laid upon a table or other support it will be prevented from rolling around.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided an exceedingly simple and inexpensive smokers article whereby cigarettes or cigars may be completely consumed 10 the mouth piece may be closed, but when a considerable portion of the cigar or cigarette has been consumed, the damper nearer the mouth piece may be set in open position so that the necessary air will be supplied to the lighted portion 15 of the cigarette or cigar to maintain combustion.

Having thus described the invention, I claim: A device of the character described comprising a tubular body, walls of said body being crimped to form outstanding circumferentially extending ribs spaced from each other longitudinally of the body, a series of openings formed through the walls in spaced relation to each other circumi'erentially oi the body for a portion of the circumference of the body, a draft ring fitting about said body between said ribs and formed with a circumierentially extending slot of a length and width adapting it to expose the openings when the ring is turned to one position 01 adjustment, and a-pin extending outwardly from said body adjacent an end opening of said series of openings and passing through said slot to limit turning of the ring about the body.

ARDEN A. HANSON. 

